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In order to claim my data is not evidence you must provide support for your claim.
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I already have , by simply pointing out it could have easily been faked. If it could have been faked it's not true evidence, it's conjecture
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You go into other threads that aren't yours and ban people for having a discussion. You're a gatekeeper and a classic narcissist. I doubt you're banned on astronomy forums for any other reason than you're intolerable.
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I don't care what you "doubt," I know for a fact I'm not permitted to discuss my software on multiple other forums. It has nothing to do with me personally. If the discussion is "how much a mod is a shill" then yeah, you're generally going to get banned on just about any forum for that. And usually it's not even me doing the banning when I get called out.
 Quoting: Astromut


The fact remains that you, a government employee of an agency and government known for its perpetual stream of lies, are a moderator on a conspiracy forum. There are plenty of forums to present your software and views, this forum is a horrible choice for it, so it can be deduced that it is not your choice.
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The fact is that I'm not allowed to post my software on most astronomy forums. I have been asked not to or outright censored for trying to do so.
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Why?
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You go into other threads that aren't yours and ban people for having a discussion. You're a gatekeeper and a classic narcissist. I doubt you're banned on astronomy forums for any other reason than you're intolerable.
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In my opinion he's not the source of the evidence he posts.

Generally speaking scientifically oriented people realize they lose all credibility the instant they try to silence a critic in any debate involving science.

If you can defend your position, you would. Astro cannot defend the assertion that his evidence could not have been easily faked. nor can he prove it originated through his own efforts..
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 80069192

I did defend my position. I did not silence you. You are now claiming that I took it from someone else? That is another claim I will expect you to provide evidence for or retract by the end of this weekend. You do not get to make brazen false accusations without consequences.
 Quoting: Astromut

You can ban me until the cows come home, see what good it will do you. You have neither proved the data and video couldnt have been faked, nor have you proved you are the source of it. My guess is thats why you have been banned everywhere else.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 80069192

That's a lie. I have provided the source of it, I have provided the raw data, none of which would be trivial to "fake." You have provided no evidence that I faked it or even that I "could have easily faked it." You will provide your evidence or you will retract your claim. Tick tock.
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In order to claim my data is not evidence you must provide support for your claim.
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I already have , by simply pointing out it could have easily been faked. If it could have been faked it's not true evidence, it's conjecture
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 80069192


"con·jec·ture
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an opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information."

No, that is not the correct use of that word. I have provided evidence, you have provided conjecture which you have failed to support.
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You go into other threads that aren't yours and ban people for having a discussion. You're a gatekeeper and a classic narcissist. I doubt you're banned on astronomy forums for any other reason than you're intolerable.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 75012624


I don't care what you "doubt," I know for a fact I'm not permitted to discuss my software on multiple other forums. It has nothing to do with me personally. If the discussion is "how much a mod is a shill" then yeah, you're generally going to get banned on just about any forum for that. And usually it's not even me doing the banning when I get called out.
 Quoting: Astromut


The fact remains that you, a government employee of an agency and government known for its perpetual stream of lies, are a moderator on a conspiracy forum. There are plenty of forums to present your software and views, this forum is a horrible choice for it, so it can be deduced that it is not your choice.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 75012624


The fact is that I'm not allowed to post my software on most astronomy forums. I have been asked not to or outright censored for trying to do so. You do not get to dictate to me where I should or should not post my software, and you sure as hell are in no position to tell me that I haven't experienced what I have experienced elsewhere.
 Quoting: Astromut


I'm not dictating anything. Just putting the glaring pieces together, it's what we do on a conspiracy forum.
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In my opinion he's not the source of the evidence he posts.

Generally speaking scientifically oriented people realize they lose all credibility the instant they try to silence a critic in any debate involving science.

If you can defend your position, you would. Astro cannot defend the assertion that his evidence could not have been easily faked. nor can he prove it originated through his own efforts..
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 80069192

I did defend my position. I did not silence you. You are now claiming that I took it from someone else? That is another claim I will expect you to provide evidence for or retract by the end of this weekend. You do not get to make brazen false accusations without consequences.
 Quoting: Astromut

You can ban me until the cows come home, see what good it will do you. You have neither proved the data and video couldnt have been faked, nor have you proved you are the source of it. My guess is thats why you have been banned everywhere else.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 80069192

That's a lie. I have provided the source of it, I have provided the raw data, none of which would be trivial to "fake." You have provided no evidence that I faked it or even that I "could have easily faked it." You will provide your evidence or you will retract your claim. Tick tock.
 Quoting: Astromut


What are you gong to do, have me killed like that other NASA CGI guy Bob threatened to do?

Ooooh, I'm SCARED
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I don't care what you "doubt," I know for a fact I'm not permitted to discuss my software on multiple other forums. It has nothing to do with me personally. If the discussion is "how much a mod is a shill" then yeah, you're generally going to get banned on just about any forum for that. And usually it's not even me doing the banning when I get called out.
 Quoting: Astromut


The fact remains that you, a government employee of an agency and government known for its perpetual stream of lies, are a moderator on a conspiracy forum. There are plenty of forums to present your software and views, this forum is a horrible choice for it, so it can be deduced that it is not your choice.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 75012624


The fact is that I'm not allowed to post my software on most astronomy forums. I have been asked not to or outright censored for trying to do so.
 Quoting: Astromut


Why?
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 80069192


Some do not allow independent software creators to post about their work unless they provide financial kick backs to the forum (ie, pay to play), others simply aren't comfortable with me showing how to track fast moving objects through the sky with off the shelf telescope hardware. I'll let you use your imagination as to why that might make them uncomfortable.
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In order to claim my data is not evidence you must provide support for your claim.
 Quoting: Astromut


I already have , by simply pointing out it could have easily been faked. If it could have been faked it's not true evidence, it's conjecture
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 80069192


"con·jec·ture
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an opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information."

No, that is not the correct use of that word. I have provided evidence, you have provided conjecture which you have failed to support.
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If I believed it proved a successful Mars mission , it would be conjecture

Wouldn't it?
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I did defend my position. I did not silence you. You are now claiming that I took it from someone else? That is another claim I will expect you to provide evidence for or retract by the end of this weekend. You do not get to make brazen false accusations without consequences.
 Quoting: Astromut

You can ban me until the cows come home, see what good it will do you. You have neither proved the data and video couldnt have been faked, nor have you proved you are the source of it. My guess is thats why you have been banned everywhere else.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 80069192

That's a lie. I have provided the source of it, I have provided the raw data, none of which would be trivial to "fake." You have provided no evidence that I faked it or even that I "could have easily faked it." You will provide your evidence or you will retract your claim. Tick tock.
 Quoting: Astromut


What are you gong to do, have me killed like that other NASA CGI guy Bob threatened to do?

Ooooh, I'm SCARED
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 80069192


I never threatened to harm you. You will provide your evidence or you will retract your claim. Tick tock.
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In order to claim my data is not evidence you must provide support for your claim.
 Quoting: Astromut


I already have , by simply pointing out it could have easily been faked. If it could have been faked it's not true evidence, it's conjecture
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 80069192


"con·jec·ture
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an opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information."

No, that is not the correct use of that word. I have provided evidence, you have provided conjecture which you have failed to support.
 Quoting: Astromut


If I believed it proved a successful Mars mission , it would be conjecture

Wouldn't it?
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 80069192


You claimed it could easily be faked, that is conjecture. You have provided no evidence to back up that conjecture.
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The fact remains that you, a government employee of an agency and government known for its perpetual stream of lies, are a moderator on a conspiracy forum. There are plenty of forums to present your software and views, this forum is a horrible choice for it, so it can be deduced that it is not your choice.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 75012624


The fact is that I'm not allowed to post my software on most astronomy forums. I have been asked not to or outright censored for trying to do so.
 Quoting: Astromut


Why?
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 80069192


Some do not allow independent software creators to post about their work unless they provide financial kick backs to the forum (ie, pay to play), others simply aren't comfortable with me showing how to track fast moving objects through the sky with off the shelf telescope hardware. I'll let you use your imagination as to why that might make them uncomfortable.
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Seems like if it were good stuff they'd let you post it to steal it.

cruise

That's how they "did" me with my program to predict solar flares.

epiclol
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Thank you Astromut for your many great posts and keeping us updated.
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The fact is that I'm not allowed to post my software on most astronomy forums. I have been asked not to or outright censored for trying to do so.
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Why?
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 80069192


Some do not allow independent software creators to post about their work unless they provide financial kick backs to the forum (ie, pay to play), others simply aren't comfortable with me showing how to track fast moving objects through the sky with off the shelf telescope hardware. I'll let you use your imagination as to why that might make them uncomfortable.
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Seems like if it were good stuff they'd let you post it to steal it.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 80069192

You seem to have a very narcissistic personality. You seem to think you can just "intuit" what other people *should* do and then draw ridiculous conclusions when they don't follow your preconceived notions.
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I already have , by simply pointing out it could have easily been faked. If it could have been faked it's not true evidence, it's conjecture
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"con·jec·ture
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an opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information."

No, that is not the correct use of that word. I have provided evidence, you have provided conjecture which you have failed to support.
 Quoting: Astromut


If I believed it proved a successful Mars mission , it would be conjecture

Wouldn't it?
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 80069192


You claimed it could easily be faked, that is conjecture. You have provided no evidence to back up that conjecture.
 Quoting: Astromut

No, it's NOT conjecture because it is easily provable that it could be faked. Believing it would be conjecture because I would be forming an opinion on incomplete information, it would be a leap of faith in YOU.

Are you mental?
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"con·jec·ture
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No, that is not the correct use of that word. I have provided evidence, you have provided conjecture which you have failed to support.
 Quoting: Astromut


If I believed it proved a successful Mars mission , it would be conjecture

Wouldn't it?
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 80069192


You claimed it could easily be faked, that is conjecture. You have provided no evidence to back up that conjecture.
 Quoting: Astromut

No, it's NOT conjecture because it is easily provable that it could be faked.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 80069192

Then prove it. You have provided no proof that it's a trivial matter to fake all of this data. Until then, that statement is the essence of conjecture.

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Thank you Astromut for your many great posts and keeping us updated.
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More like entertained with sci fi.
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Why?
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Some do not allow independent software creators to post about their work unless they provide financial kick backs to the forum (ie, pay to play), others simply aren't comfortable with me showing how to track fast moving objects through the sky with off the shelf telescope hardware. I'll let you use your imagination as to why that might make them uncomfortable.
 Quoting: Astromut



Seems like if it were good stuff they'd let you post it to steal it.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 80069192

You seem to have a very narcissistic personality. You seem to think you can just "intuit" what other people *should* do and then draw ridiculous conclusions when they don't follow your preconceived notions.
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Is this the kettle calling the pot.? takes one to know one I suppose.
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Some do not allow independent software creators to post about their work unless they provide financial kick backs to the forum (ie, pay to play), others simply aren't comfortable with me showing how to track fast moving objects through the sky with off the shelf telescope hardware. I'll let you use your imagination as to why that might make them uncomfortable.
 Quoting: Astromut



Seems like if it were good stuff they'd let you post it to steal it.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 80069192

You seem to have a very narcissistic personality. You seem to think you can just "intuit" what other people *should* do and then draw ridiculous conclusions when they don't follow your preconceived notions.
 Quoting: Astromut

Is this the kettle calling the pot.? takes one to know one I suppose.
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Perhaps it does. I'm just making an observation and it makes me suspect about who you actually are.
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If I believed it proved a successful Mars mission , it would be conjecture

Wouldn't it?
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You claimed it could easily be faked, that is conjecture. You have provided no evidence to back up that conjecture.
 Quoting: Astromut

No, it's NOT conjecture because it is easily provable that it could be faked.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 80069192

Then prove it. You have provided no proof that it's a trivial matter to fake all of this data.
 Quoting: Astromut


Prove a negative? I dont have to prove it isn't true, you have o prove it is, and you cannot. I only have to prove it could have been faked to disqualify it as scientific proof.

I have been around and around with you on this.
is that how science works?
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Good work Astromut

Ignore the crazy guy here
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You claimed it could easily be faked, that is conjecture. You have provided no evidence to back up that conjecture.
 Quoting: Astromut

No, it's NOT conjecture because it is easily provable that it could be faked.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 80069192

Then prove it. You have provided no proof that it's a trivial matter to fake all of this data.
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Prove a negative?
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Nope. I'm not asking you to prove a negative. You made an affirmative claim that it's easy to fake all this data. You have provided no evidence of that.
I dont have to prove it isn't true, you have o prove it is, and you cannot.
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I'm not going to prove your statement is true. That's silly. You made the affirmative claim, you have failed to support your conjecture.
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mabey you boys should take this outside...

ok is this the location .. listed as 2020 rover ?


[link to planetary.s3.amazonaws.com (secure)]


and also when does the drone take flight ..

Some notable improvements include a zoom lens for the Mastcam (which uses the same KAI-2020CM CCD that I used to film Perseverance departing earth the night after its launch), a system for collecting and depositing samples to be picked up for a later Mars sample return mission, additional science payloads like MOXIE which will be the first in-situ resource utilization test on Mars to generate oxygen. The upgraded cameras and microphones will capture the sights and sounds of the landing to be transmitted back to earth afterwards. It also brings along a technology demonstrator named Ingenuity, a small helicopter drone with large blades to make the first attempt at powered flight on another world.

any link for the sounds .I know they have them by now too.. . or are they only for the gerbil infested NASA elite?
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Good work Astromut

Ignore the crazy guy here
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The burned people at the stake for being my kind of crazy


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Good work Astromut

Ignore the crazy guy here
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The burned people at the stake for being my kind of crazy


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Yeah, 99% sure I know who this is. The same person who used to claim there was no way I was smart enough to create a spreadsheet to predict the moon's location and field rotation.
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No, it's NOT conjecture because it is easily provable that it could be faked.
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Then prove it. You have provided no proof that it's a trivial matter to fake all of this data.
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Prove a negative?
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Nope. I'm not asking you to prove a negative. You made an affirmative claim that it's easy to fake all this data. You have provided no evidence of that.
I dont have to prove it isn't true, you have o prove it is, and you cannot.
 Quoting: AC

I'm not going to prove your statement is true. That's silly. You made the affirmative claim, you have failed to support your conjecture.
 Quoting: Astromut

So let me get this straight, you have proved your data is real, and reliable?


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Your personality and your methods betray you.
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Then prove it. You have provided no proof that it's a trivial matter to fake all of this data.
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Prove a negative?
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Nope. I'm not asking you to prove a negative. You made an affirmative claim that it's easy to fake all this data. You have provided no evidence of that.
I dont have to prove it isn't true, you have o prove it is, and you cannot.
 Quoting: AC

I'm not going to prove your statement is true. That's silly. You made the affirmative claim, you have failed to support your conjecture.
 Quoting: Astromut

So let me get this straight, you have proved your data is real, and reliable?


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Your personality and your methods betray you.
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You have yet to show a flaw in my methods. My data is freely available to you, tick tock.
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I know, but in case this phase failed, it would be very, very frustrating. All gone perfect and the very last thing failed...
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As with any space mission, there is an entire sequence of events that must all go off flawlessly for the mission objectives to succeed.
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Very true. For instance with Apollo there were millions of parts built by multiple contractors, all the lowest bidder, which had to function in perfect harmony with all of the others, the failure of any one of which would have caused a fatal catastrophe. And yet in 9 missions, 6 of which landed men on the moon, not a single death or even one serious injury occurred.


As a scientist, what are your feelings on the probability of this being a true rendition of a real scientific accomplishment, given the period of time it took place during the peak of the cold war, and the fact that Nixon was President during every mission?
If it was true, they must have been blessed by the Virgin Mary herself and had jesus riding along.
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What are you talking about? Apollo one killed three astronauts. Apollo 13 nearly killed another three. Apollo 14 had to be recoded in mid-flight due to a short circuit with the abort system. Etc etc. These missions were not miraculously perfect.
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Murdered three. I fix for you!
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Good work Astromut

Ignore the crazy guy here
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The burned people at the stake for being my kind of crazy


cruise
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Yeah, 99% sure I know who this is. The same person who used to claim there was no way I was smart enough to create a spreadsheet to predict the moon's location and field rotation.
 Quoting: Astromut


A reasonably smart fourth grader could do that. Nope, not me who denied it.

But I DO deny that your data is proof NASA landed a probe on Mars that is transmitting data back to Earth, and no scientifically oriented person would deny it
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Thank you Astromut for your many great posts and keeping us updated.
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More like entertained with sci fi.
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You come across as a special kind of stupid.
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As with any space mission, there is an entire sequence of events that must all go off flawlessly for the mission objectives to succeed.
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Very true. For instance with Apollo there were millions of parts built by multiple contractors, all the lowest bidder, which had to function in perfect harmony with all of the others, the failure of any one of which would have caused a fatal catastrophe. And yet in 9 missions, 6 of which landed men on the moon, not a single death or even one serious injury occurred.


As a scientist, what are your feelings on the probability of this being a true rendition of a real scientific accomplishment, given the period of time it took place during the peak of the cold war, and the fact that Nixon was President during every mission?
If it was true, they must have been blessed by the Virgin Mary herself and had jesus riding along.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 77646250


What are you talking about? Apollo one killed three astronauts. Apollo 13 nearly killed another three. Apollo 14 had to be recoded in mid-flight due to a short circuit with the abort system. Etc etc. These missions were not miraculously perfect.
 Quoting: Astromut


Murdered three. I fix for you!
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"how are we going to get to the moon when we cant talk between three buildings"- Five minutes later he was a crispy critter





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